Vivid® Purple Delicious - Verbena

Vivid® Purple Delicious is a named purple-flowered selection in Green Fuse Botanicals’ Vivid® verbena program. Green Fuse identifies the line as Verbena hybrida and lists Purple Delicious among its Vivid selections. The RHS describes bedding verbenas as free-flowering summer plants that suit borders, containers and hanging baskets. [Green Fuse Vivid program](https://green-fuse.com/new/verbena-hybrida-verbena-vivid/) [Green Fuse 2021–22 catalog]() [RHS growing guide](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/verbena/growing-guide) ## Garden use Use the purple flowers as a strong seasonal color block in a container or at the front of a sunny border. Their color works with silver foliage, white-flowered annuals and other purple-toned plants. Garden verbena hybrids are usually grown for seasonal flower displays. The North Carolina Extension profile identifies garden verbenas as hybrids in Verbenaceae and recommends full sun and well-drained soil. The RHS describes bedding verbenas as useful in borders, containers and hanging baskets, with summer flowers and pollinator interest. [NC State Extension profile](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbena-x-hybrida/) [RHS growing guide](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/verbena/growing-guide) ## Maintenance Plant in a warm, sunny position after frost, using free-draining soil. Water newly planted specimens while they establish, then check containers more often during warm, dry weather. Avoid leaving roots in waterlogged compost; trim faded flower clusters and tidy stems as needed to maintain the display.